Screening mammography for women in their 40s: The potential impact of the American cancer society and U.S. Preventive services task force breast cancer screening recommendations
Academic Article

Overview

MeSH Major

Breast Neoplasms

Mammography

Mass Screening

abstract

Women 40-49 years old had 18.8% of all screen-detected breast cancers. The two cohorts (40-44 and 45-49 years old) had similar incidences of screen-detected breast cancer (8.9%, 9.8%) and cancer detection rates within performance benchmark standards, supporting a similar recommendation for both cohorts and the American College of Radiology recommendation of annual screening mammography starting at age 40.